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But while the cover photo put her in a flattering light, Lady Gaga said it was misleading, and that Glamour - as well as the magazine industry as a whole - needs to address this persistent problem.

'It is
fair to write about the change in your magazines,' she said. 'But what I want to
see is the change on your covers. . .When the covers change, that's when
culture changes.'

Real life: On the cover, Lady Gaga - who has been known to share make-up free selfies on Instagram (pictured) - does indeed have flawless skin, apparently wearing just subtle blush and light pink lipstick

Revolution: 'It is fair to write about the change in your magazines,' she told the audience. 'But what I want to see is the change on your covers. . .When the covers change, that's when culture changes'

Appealing to her Little Monsters, she urged women to 'fight back against the forces that make them feel like they're not beautiful'.

She then went on to say that should
would have liked to see Malala Yousafzai, who was also honored at the
event, on the cover instead.

The outspoken singer wore a white suit covered in pearls for the event, with ghostly pale make-up, a frizzy mane of hair and her signature sky-high platform shoes.

Other women honored at the ceremony at New York's Carnegie Hall included Barbra Streisand, Melinda Gate and Hillary Clinton.

Better role model: She then went on to say that should would have liked to see Malala Yousafzai, who was also honored at the event, on the cover instead

This isn't the first time Lady Gaga has been part of a discussion about Photoshopping women on magazine covers.

Eyebrows
were raised in 2012 when she appeared on the cover of Vogue's September
issue with unrealistic proportions that appeared digitally altered.

The
retouching was made all the more obvious when a behind-the-scenes video
of the cover shoot was released, showing how she looked in real life
before the picture was edited.